Receptacle.



I. E. GRAN.

RECEPTACLE.

TOM FILED SEPT1F| |915. 1 "PMM Patented Dea. 26,1916.

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JAMES E. GEANT, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Deo. 26, 1916.

Application filed September 15, 1915. Serial No. 50,795.

To all whom t may concern:

Be itknown that I, JAMES E. GRANT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles, of which the following is a specification. y

`My invention relates to receptacles.

The object of the inventionis to provide a receptacle for holding sheets, slips or clip-A pings and which is so constructed that a portion thereof, suoh as the cover may be arranged to form a support or easel for the sheets, slips, or clippings to make it easy to read or view them `when temporarily7 arranged on the support or easel. When closed the device is compact and self oontained and serves to preserve the sheets for convenient reference.

The device is especially useful in connection with a plan of advertising, the receptacle being adapted to form a ile for holding various sheets or folder-shaving receipts printed thereon and furnished for distribution with the receptacles by manufacturers of products adapted to be used in iilling the receipts.

n In the drawing forming part of this application, Figure 1 is a plan view of theA device, showing the easel arranged to hold the sheet, slip or clipping in position for reading, Fig. 2is a sectional view on the line 2&2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional View.

. The receptacley may be variouslv shaped,

but I prefer to make it rectangular. n The receptacle 1 consists of ends 2, a back 3a front 4 and sides 5, 6. The front 4 is'hinged at 7 to the side 5 along their meeting edges, so that the front may be arranged at right angle to theside 5, as when the receptacle is closed or it may be turned down parallel therewith, aswhen the reoep` ta-ole is open as shown in the drawing.

Preferably thev side portion 6 yis fixed, whereas the portion 8 is,` hinged thereto along the line 9, so that the cover portion 8 may be swung upwardly in relation to the fixed portion. This swinging cover portion is preferably subdivided to form a second portion 10 hinged along the line 1l to the iirst portion 8. The membersy 8, 10, form a closure for one side of the receptacle when they are down, and in order to hold the members l0 and 8 in closed position I have provided catch members 12 and 18 which are adapted to be engaged with each other to hold the members 4 and 10 together along their meeting edges.

The hinges at the several lines 9, 11 and 7 may consist simply of strips of canvas or tape glued to the'several parts.

Vithin the receptacle there may be provided indexing sheets 14 having stepped tabs l5 on which letters, numbers or words may be printed, to indicate or indexy the sheets, slips or clippings tiled between the several sheets. The tabs are here shown as marked to indicate various Vcooking and household receipts, as I propose Vusing the device for tiling such receipts.

There is a supporting member 16 which may consist of a sheet'of cardboard and it is attached to the hinged member 10, preferably by gluing itthereto along the top 17. I prefer that this connection be rigid in order that these members will move together and in order that thel support 16 will not fppl around when the device is being hanc ec.

The top sheet 18 of those arranged in the receptacle is preferably of heavier and stiii'er stock than the sheets 14, and there is a sheet 19 hinged near the front of the sheet 18 along the line 20. The sheet 19 is lof transparent material, Celluloid being preferably used for the purpose. In order to secure the sheet 19 in position when the receptaole is open the top edge thereof is inserted through a slit 21 in the member 16.

In order to retain the sheets 14, 18 in place the device shown in Fig. 2 may be provided. This comprises a bent wire 22 stapled to the back 3. The wire is bent in the shape of a rectangle and the arm 23 whichA passes through the sheets is engaged by a hook 24 on the arm 25. The arm 23 is adapted to be sprung out of the hook 24 to permit sheets to be removed or added.

IVhen the receptacle is closed, the member 16 lies just under the members 8, 10, and the transparent sheet 19 is folded down on the sheet 1S. In this condition all the parts are contained within the receptacle. Upon unfastening the oatoh12, 13 the front 4 is allowed to swing down and rest on thetable or other support. The member 10 is swung up to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and this willbring the supporting member 16 into position so that its lower edge rests upon the sheet 18 or upon the hinge tape 20, but previous to this the transparent sheet 19 is swung out to allow the support 16 to come to rest inside of the transparent sheet. Any sheet, slip or clipping 26 for instance a receipt which the userV desires'to work from, is removed from between the index sheets 1A and lis placed against the support 16. The transparent sheet 19 is then swung up against the support 16, and its upper edge is inserted through the slit 21.

The reading matter on the sheet 26 is viewable through the transparent sheet and the sheet Q6 is supported in inclined position to be conveniently read by the user while working from or following the receipt, and Without having to handle the sheet 26. rThe transparent sheet serves the threefold purpose of preventing the lower edge of the member 16 from sliding forward, so that the parts will stand in the position shown, it holds the sheet :26 in position on the member 16, and it protects the sheet 26 from becoming soiled while in use.

rlhe dev-ice is very useful for housekeepers to collect and keep therein various cooking and household receipts, and the device may be readily set up before starting to iill the receipt and the receipt will always beheld in convenient position `for reading from time to time as the work progresses. The usual annoyance of having the receipt misplaced while working or of having it become soiled is avoided and the receipts may be preserved in clean condition for repeated use.

The device is simple, convenient and inexpensive. By making the article of cardboard or of cardboard and wood it can be sold at a very low price or it can even be given out for advertising purposes.

Having described my invention, what 1 claim is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, a hinged cover, and a member attached to and substantially parallel with the cover, adapted to form a support for holding the cover in an inclined position when open and adapted to be moved with the cover and to be inclosed within the receptacle by the closing of the cover.

2. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, a cover member hinged to the receptacle, a second cover member hinged to said first cover member to form a continuation thereof, a supporting member attached to the second cover member and movable therewith, said supporting member being adapted to support said second cover member in open position and to form a support for a sheet.

3. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, a cover member hinged to the receptacle, a second cover member hinged to said first cover member to form a continuation thereof, a supporting member forming a continuation of said second cover member and adapted to rest within the receptacle and to support the second cover member in an inclined position when open and adapted to lie below said first cover member when the cover is closed.

L1. A device of the class described comprising a. receptacle, a hinged front, 4, a cover member hinged to the receptacle for partly closing a side of the receptacle lying at right angle to the side closed by said hinged front, a second cover member hinged to said first cover member, a member forming a continuation of the second cover member and adapted to hold the latter in inclined position when open and adapted to lie close under said first cover member when the cover is closed.

A device of the class described, comprising a. receptacle, a cover member hinged thereto, a second cover member hinged to said first cover member to form a continuation thereof, supporting member forming a. continuation of the second cover member within the receptacle and adapted to retain the second cover member in inclined position and a stop member for said supporting member.

6. A device of the character described comprising a receptacle, a cover member hinged thereto, a second cover memberhinged to said first cover member to form a continuation thereof, Va supporting member forming a continuation of the second cover member within the receptacle and adapted to retain the second cover member in inclined position, a member secured in the receptacle and adapted to be swung up against the second cover member to hold a sheet thereon and to be swung down and within the receptacle.

7. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, a cover member hinged thereto, a second cover member hinged to the rst cover member to form a continuation thereof, a supporting member forming a continuation of the second Cover member within the receptacle, a. sheet or the like in said receptacle, a transparent sheet hinged to said iirst sheet, said transparent sheet being adapted to be folded within the receptacle and to be swung up yin front of said second cover member and said supporting member whereby it will form a stop for the latter and hold a sheet in position in front of the second cover member, and means for holding the upper end of the transparent sheet in position.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 13th day of September, 1915.

JAMES E. GRANT.

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